Bohemians 1905

For the other Prague club with a similar name, see FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov).
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Bohemians 1905
Full name Bohemians 1905
Nickname(s) Klokani (Kangaroos)
Founded 1895(unofficially)/1905
Ground Synot Tip Arena, Prague
(Capacity: 21,000 (all seated))
Chairman Antonín Panenka
Manager Pavel Medynský
League Gambrinus liga
2010-11 6th
Home colours
Away colours

Bohemians 1905 (previously named FC Bohemians Praha) is a Prague-based football club with over a hundred years of history. It is one of the most popular clubs in the Czech Republic. Its most successful era came in the early 1980s when the club won the Czechoslovakian League Championship and advanced to the semifinals of the UEFA Cup (both in 1983). In the year 2005 it survived a crisis, which was a consequence of bad management. The club was prevented from taking part in the second part of the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga and its results were expunged.[1] The club was relegated to the 3rd Czech division due to its financial insolvency, but later was saved by its fans who paid off portion of the club's debts. The club was able to advance back to the top flight in 2007, where they currently play.

Its colours are green and white. The home stadium, located in Vršovice, is called Ďolíček. However, from the 2010–11 season, for a period of five years, Bohemians is playing its home matches at Synot Tip Arena.[2] Ďolíček is only used for the Bohemians 1905 "B" team. This is because the stadium was not at the required standards for the Czech football league.

The most prestigious match is the derby with Slavia Prague. "Vršovice Derby" is the second most prestigious derby in Prague. Slavia and Bohemians are located in the district Vršovice, stadiums are separated by only 1 km. Also derby with Sparta Prague is a big match

The best known player from Bohemians' history is Antonín Panenka. Bohemians' mascot is a kangaroo, the legacy of a 1927 tour of Australia. Following the tour, the club was awarded two live kangaroos, which they donated to the Prague Zoo.

Contents

Brief history

Historical names:

Current squad

As of 13 August, 2011.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Radek Sňozík (captain)
3 DF Pavel Lukáš
4 DF Josef Jindřišek
5 MF David Bartek
7 DF Marek Nikl
10 MF Nicolas Šumský
11 FW Ondřej Kraják
13 MF Jan Růžička
14 FW Martin Nešpor
15 MF Jiří Kaufman
16 MF Jan Moravec
No. Position Player
17 MF Martin Kraus
18 MF Roman Potočný
20 MF Tomáš Borek
21 FW Milan Škoda
22 MF Tomáš Michálek
23 MF Lukáš Budínský
24 DF Michael Žižka
27 DF Martin Cseh
28 GK Václav Marek
30 FW Vladimír Bálek

Reserves

Bohemians 1905's reserve team, Bohemians 1905 B, play in Divize A which is in the Czech Fourth Division. They play their home matches at the club's stadium, Ďolíček.

Honours

Former notable players

Major tournaments

Bohemians participated in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, reaching the semi-finals before losing to eventual champions, R.S.C. Anderlecht.

References

  1. ^ "Bohemians přišli o licenci, ve 2. lize končí". iDNES.cz. 28 February 2005. http://fotbal.idnes.cz/bohemians-prisli-o-licenci-ve-2-lize-konci-fpz-/fot_dsouteze.aspx?c=A050228_135536_fot_dsouteze_min. Retrieved 4 December 2011. (Czech)
  2. ^ "Bohemians 1905 se přestěhují do Edenu, podepsali pětiletou smlouvu". idnes.cz. http://fotbal.idnes.cz/bohemians-1905-se-prestehuji-do-edenu-podepsali-petiletou-smlouvu-pxa-/fotbal.asp?c=A100503_160956_fotbal_ber. Retrieved 2011-05-28.  (Czech)
  3. ^ [1]

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